Nixie tubes, while developed during the vacuum tube age of the mid-20th century, still exist in a niche among hackers. It’s rather the task to get them up as well as running because of a number of quirks, so getting an entire clock to work with Nixie tubes is a badge of honor for those who attempt the project. For any individual believing about trying, [Tomasz] has written an very in-depth review of his Nixie clock which must be able to help.
There is a great deal of thorough theory behind Nixie tubes on [Tomasz]’s page that he covers in the program of explaining his clock. As far as the actual job is concerned, this is a simplified style which utilizes one board for the entire clock, including circuits for the lamps, drivers, microcontroller, power supply, as well as DC/DC conversion. This accomplishes his goal of making this job as little as possible. The Nixies he selected were IN-12 which are prominent in his Eastern European home, however might be sourced from eBay as well as shipped anywhere in the world.
There is a great deal of documentation on the job site, including schematics, microcontroller code, PCB design, as well as even screenshots of the oscilloscope for different points in the circuit. While this may not be the easiest Nixie clock ever, it is definitely close, a lot more quickly readable, as well as the most in-depth develop we’ve seen in a while!